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Attygalle t1_jeau9d1 wrote

In this thread “MuH aMErICa”

I like America-bashing as no other when it comes to football but it’s a ridiculous statement in this context. The US government isn’t active in sportswashing.

[edit] and now in this thread: several Americans trying to convince me the US does do sportswashing because army and navy have sport teams. Dear Americans, of course I was talking within the context of the premier league. This thread is about that. I shouldn’t have to explain that but here we are.

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MisterDisinformation t1_jeb71wk wrote

Yeah, let me know when Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz are buying up EPL teams. I'll buy a plane ticket to the UK to protest.

Sorry but John Henry just isn't nearly as problematic as the Saudi royal family or Russian oligarchs lol, and anyone who thinks he is is wildly ignorant.

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NotOSIsdormmole t1_jeb8mi4 wrote

Donald Rumsfeld is dead sooooooooo

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eazygiezy t1_jed25kj wrote

If only Kissinger would just fuck off to Hell too

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Z0idberg_MD t1_jecqwur wrote

The irony is Liverpool fans that don’t like their current owners complain that they don’t “invest”. Which basically means they don’t just dump their own personal funds into the club and rely on developing it to grow the brand and increase revenues. Which is basically have any reasonable business should be run. They also, oh I don’t know won them a champions league and the Premier league title?

Anyone that thinks the Henry is a problem is basically want an oil money without admitting it.

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burner46 t1_jebav30 wrote

Here in America we just have our Defense Department pay sports teams/leagues to display military propaganda.

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medicineteolof t1_jebql4u wrote

What do you mean propaganda. Pat Tillman died in service of this great nation. /s

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BeefInGR t1_jed5wwd wrote

> army and navy have sport teams.

Technically they're four-year universities.

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lotsofdeadkittens t1_jeeook7 wrote

It’s also insane and very disingenuous to compare American businessmen like bezos to the oil barons and middle eastern regimes who are not “paying slave wages” but genuinely not paying any wages and activly killing minorities

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rumagin t1_jeblt38 wrote

Not in this sense but the militarization of sport in US is massive. From the fly bys and anthem, to the military recruitment adverts and movie-military tie-ins, US sport is tied to the military industrial complex

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superbomb122 t1_jec1xsu wrote

We are absolutely active is sportswashing lol. We use it to shove the military down the throats of millions so they forget about the war crimes.

However, it's weird that so many people are bringing up the US when the Premier League has so much bigger issues than the few American owners

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Attygalle t1_jecu50r wrote

Is the US sportswashing within the context of the premier League?

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lotsofdeadkittens t1_jeevvrj wrote

In the nfl at least no owner is even in the stratosphere of murdering migrant that have been enslaved on no wages

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EnvironmentalSun8410 t1_jeb2san wrote

Sports what-ing?

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fathertime99 t1_jeb42af wrote

Sportswashing. Basically a term where terrible countries will host sporting events/ leagues to try and improve their vision. The World Cup last year was sportswashing to try and put Qatar in a better light. Or the new LIV Golf by Saudi Arabia.

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